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Preface vs Exordium - What's the difference?

preface | exordium |

As nouns the difference between preface and exordium

is that preface is the part of the liturgy that precedes the main part of the eucharist while exordium is a beginning.

preface

English

(wikipedia preface)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.
    • The book included a brief preface by a leading expert in the field.
  • An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
  • * Shakespeare
    • This superficial tale / Is but a preface of her worthy praise.
  • * Milton
    • Heaven's high behest no preface needs.
  • (Roman Catholic) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.

    • Verb

    (prefac)
  • To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).
    • Let me preface this by saying that I don't know him that well.
  • To give a preface to.
    • to preface a book

    Related terms

    * prefatory

    See also

    * foretalk * foreword * introduction * prelude

    exordium

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A beginning
  • The introduction to a paper or discourse.
  • *, II.17:
    • Cicero thinks, in discourses of philosophy, the exordium to be the hardest part: if it be so, I wisely lay hold on the conclusion.
  • * 1985 , (Anthony Burgess), Kingdom of the Wicked :
    • This is a feeble article of faith to begin with, but it helps to push my pen through this exordium and what now follows.